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[floormanager]

Hello,

Recently changed my clutch pedal.  It's a 1968, so bought a square one from Nippy Cars.  Here's the original.  Sometime in its life, it's been drilled out to 10mm, presumably as it elongated the original hole.  I've heard people weld them up and re-drill.  What's the best way to save this one?  get a 10mm bar in the hole and weld round then grind flat?  Here's a few pic of it with the standard clevis pin.

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[stuart bowes]

just weld the hole in, like you're doing a really fat plug weld,  then redrill  that's what I did anyway

 

welding a bit of bar in means you then have to get really good penetration all round and the gap will be some fraction of a millimeter wide but like 4mm deep, it's not ideal.  you'll probably drill it and a chunk will fall out 

Edited by stuart bowes, Yesterday, 03:57 PM.

[Spider]

I'd fit a sleeve in there, it only needs to be held in place under it's own steam until you get the clevis of the master cylinder over it, just a press fit or dimpled with a centre punch or if neat enough, some retaining compound.

The 'issue' with welding and drilling is getting it in the right place.

[Chris1275gt]

Mine was welded up but before it was welded put a cross on the pedal with a metal marker marking where the centre is make them long, weld it then flatten the weld then use the marks to get the centre of the hole and drill it job done.

Edited by Chris1275gt, Yesterday, 10:29 PM.